Senate OKs OVP budget for 2025: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and his colleagues pose with Vice President Sara Duterte following the approval of her office’s proposed P733.198-million budget for next year during Wednesday’s plenary deliberations on the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), November 13, 2024. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada)
OVP 2025 budget: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada congratulates Vice President Sara Duterte during Wednesday’s plenary deliberations on November 13, 2024, after no senator came forward to interpellate or raise questions on the P733-million budget proposed by the Senate finance committee for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the next fiscal…
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Eradicate Game-Fixing: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his concerns about game-fixing activities especially in amateur and professional basketball leagues to Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Francisco Rivera during a lull in Tuesday night’s plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget, November 12, 2024. Estrada, who has filed a bill to…
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Jinggoy urges GAB to address game-fixing in basketball tourneys: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urges the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to address game-fixing schemes in basketball tournaments proactively. During the Senate’s budget deliberations on November 12, 2024, Estrada called on GAB Chairman Francisco Rivera to investigate reports of alleged game-fixing in both…
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(GMA NEWS) Four months after dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) still has no information about the aircraft that flew her to Malaysia. This was disclosed by the BI through Senator Grace Poe during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget…
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(GMA NEWS) At least three senators on Tuesday urged government agencies to provide logistical support and prepare livelihood contingencies for undocumented Filipinos staying in the United States who might be subjected to deportation following the victory of President-elect Donald Trump. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate foreign relations committee, reiterated her concern about the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada issued a stern warning Tuesday night to resource persons who answer “disrespectfully” during budget hearings, warning that these agencies could get their budget deferred due to misbehavior. Estrada raised this warning at the Senate’s marathon plenary debates on the proposed 2025 funding of the Philippine…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Amid fears of mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the United States under a second Trump administration, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said the Philippine government must prepare a “comprehensive contingency plan” to help undocumented Filipinos in the US return to the country. “Madaling sabihin, pero mahirap gawin. Madaling sabihin…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urges the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to address game-fixing schemes in basketball tournaments proactively. During the Senate’s budget deliberations on November 12, 2024, Estrada called on GAB Chairman Francisco Rivera to investigate reports of alleged game-fixing in both amateur and professional sports. He emphasized the importance of…
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Instead of sounding alarmist, our government officials should focus on creating a comprehensive contingency plan to assist our Filipino kababayans if, and when, President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promise to implement a large-scale immigration crackdown. Madaling sabihin, pero mahirap gawin. Madaling sabihin na sana piliin na lang na umuwi ng mga undocumented…
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